The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-04-20
ALEXANDRIA, La.


The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present, f. Seip, President; and
Messrs. Barstow, Griffin, James,
Lawrence, Randolph, Swami, Thorn
ton and Weems.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved:
On motion of Mr.. Griffin:
Resolved, That the sum of $500
be appropriated out of the Pauper
fund of 1887, for the relief of Mrs.
E. Johnnatte, an INDECENT person,
and that I. G. Barron lie appointed
her disbursing agent.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the sum of $500
or as much thereof as may be neces-
sary, be appropriated out Of the
bridge fund of 1887, to repair
bridge across Spring Creek, at Nixon
crossing, and that I. A. Nixon N. R.
Winfrey and Il. M. johnson be APP
pointed commissioners to let out the
repairing of it, and receive same
when completed.
Mr.. Barstow in the chair:
On motion of Maj. Seip:
Resolved. That the sum of $4,000,
or as much thereof as may be neces.
sary, be appropriated out of bridge
fund of 1887, to repair bridge across
Bayou BGuff, back of the old Cor.
don place, and that A. w. McLau.
rne and Milton Dunnam be appoint
ed commissioners to let out and re-
ceive same when completed.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
BE- 1t ordained, That road Syndics
on all the public roads which run in
the rear of. or along and near the
base of any public levee in this
parish, shall and they are hereby re.
CURED to work tie said roads by
casting the earth out of the ditch up
to the base of the levee, and by
wheeling or hauling the earth from
the high points in the road to the
base of the levee whereon the road
may be low, so as to raise the road
way, and at the same time back and
strengthen the base of the levecs.
Be it further ordained, That said
syndics shall be required to open,
and to keep open, the artificial
bitches, and the natural drains, so as
to conduct the flow of the water
from the road and the levees, so that
both may he drained thereby and
made safe from any break.
Be it further ordained, That the
said syndics shall have the right tc
enter the enclosures of any RIPARIAN
proprietor with the road hands fol-
the purpose of cutting out the
bitches and opening the natural
drains so as to permit the free flow Of
the water from the public roads anG
leyees.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
Resolved, That William Harris be
appointed levee overseer in the levet
District on Red River, beginning al
Alexandria and ending at Bayou
Cut Off, in place of G. w. Slocumt
removed from the District.
The petition of citizens of Cotilt
Ward asking to change road in vi.
cinity of j. I. Canadians is hereby
granted, provided said change is
made without expense to the parish;
| On motion of Mr.. Barstow,
Resolved, That the sum of Two
Hundred and fifty Dollars (S250) or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
be appropriated out of the Bridge
Funds for 1887, to pay one-half Of
the cost of building pile bridge
across Bayou Cocodria, at or near
the Lunenhurg Saw Mill, and that
Jos. Fitzpatrick, j. H. Sullivan and
A. NJ. Grayson be appointed CON-
missioners to act in concert with
commissioners from st. Landry
Parish, to let out, superintend, and
receive said Bridge. The said com